It was once crowned the UK’s kindest village. Congresbury earned the prestigious accolade as a result of the Love Congresbury community group launching the 800 Acts of Random Kindness campaign to celebrate the 800th anniversary of St Andrew’s Church.
And now people from Bristol are flocking to the small village, less than an hour's drive from our city as they say it's 'so nice and friendly'.
In 2015, the village became an international success story after its campaign encouraging villagers to be ‘kind to one another’ led to more than 800 selfless gestures - from feeding a friend’s pet to handing out Christmas presents to elderly residents. That kindness, and togetherness of the community, is still very evident today with the village, with a population of around 3,500, boasting a plethora of local groups from a thriving community cafe to a mums group, guides, karate and a youth club, reports Somerset Live.
